History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography Thomas McAdory Owen, Marie Bankhead Owen state, was born September 2, 1797, in Virginia, and died at Huntsville; son of Tarleton and Anna (Woodson) Pleasants, the former a plan ter, living near Richmond, Va., the latter a descendant of John Woodson, Dorcetshire, Eng land. His ancestor, John Pleasants, born in 1645, in Norwitch, England, founder of the family of Pleasants, and a member of the So ciety of Friends, who emigrated to Virginia in 1665, settled in Henrico County in 1668, married Jane, the widow of Samuel Forester, and died in 1698. Members of the Pleasants family of Virginia married with Randolphs, Cairys, For esters, and other distinguished families of Virginia. Mr. Pleasants obtained his education in Richmond, Va., and in a printing office in Charlottesville, Va. He was a member of the cotton firm of Martin, Pleasants Company, and spent much of his time in New Orleans, La., where the firm was located. He was a Whig and a member of the new school of Presby terians. Married: at Belle Mina, the family homestead, to Emily Julia Bibb, daughter of Gov. Thomas and Pamelia (Thompson) Bibb, (q. v.). Children: 1. Thomas Bibb, d. in young manhood; 2. Julia, m. Judge David Creswell, Shreveport, La., both deceased; 3. Adaline Brad ley, d. in young womanhood; 4. James Jay, d. August 3, 1898, in Huntsville, m. Laura Kath leen Robinson, Memphis, Tenn.; 5. Emily Bibb, d. in Memphis, Tenn., m. (1) William Keenan Hill, deceased, (2) Col. Creswell; 6. Samuel, deceased, m. (1) Mary Walter Robinson, de ceased, (2) Mary Shelby, Huntsville; 7. Flor ence, m. Stith Green, Jackson, Miss., both de ceased; 8. Robert St. George, d. unmarried. Last residence: Huntsville.
History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography Thomas McAdory Owen, Marie Bankhead Owen state, was born September 2, 1797, in Virginia, and died at Huntsville; son of Tarleton and Anna (Woodson) Pleasants, the former a plan ter, living near Richmond, Va., the latter a descendant of John Woodson, Dorcetshire, Eng land. His ancestor, John Pleasants, born in 1645, in Norwitch, England, founder of the family of Pleasants, and a member of the So ciety of Friends, who emigrated to Virginia in 1665, settled in Henrico County in 1668, married Jane, the widow of Samuel Forester, and died in 1698. Members of the Pleasants family of Virginia married with Randolphs, Cairys, For esters, and other distinguished families of Virginia. Mr. Pleasants obtained his education in Richmond, Va., and in a printing office in Charlottesville, Va. He was a member of the cotton firm of Martin, Pleasants Company, and spent much of his time in New Orleans, La., where the firm was located. He was a Whig and a member of the new school of Presby terians. Married: at Belle Mina, the family homestead, to Emily Julia Bibb, daughter of Gov. Thomas and Pamelia (Thompson) Bibb, (q. v.). Children: 1. Thomas Bibb, d. in young manhood; 2. Julia, m. Judge David Creswell, Shreveport, La., both deceased; 3. Adaline Brad ley, d. in young womanhood; 4. James Jay, d. August 3, 1898, in Huntsville, m. Laura Kath leen Robinson, Memphis, Tenn.; 5. Emily Bibb, d. in Memphis, Tenn., m. (1) William Keenan Hill, deceased, (2) Col. Creswell; 6. Samuel, deceased, m. (1) Mary Walter Robinson, de ceased, (2) Mary Shelby, Huntsville; 7. Flor ence, m. Stith Green, Jackson, Miss., both de ceased; 8. Robert St. George, d. unmarried. Last residence: Huntsville.
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